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Will of Sarah Coleman signed 17 June 1831/presented & proved 15 Feb. 18 36
[transcribed from photo copy 10/10/01 Jane Townes]
"In the name of God amen I Sarah Coleman of the County of Pittsylvania a
nd State of Virginia being
of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and Testa
ment in manner and form
following to wit -- Imprimis -- It is my will and desire that all my ju
st debts be paid -- Item It is my will
and desire that my estate Consisting of the following slaves namely Jud
y, David, Jourdan, Eady,
Russel, Andrew, Stepney, George, Mary, Emmaline, Yaun [?], Andrew, and N
ancy Child of
Eady with their future increase together with the rest and residue of m y
estate be it of what kind or
nature it may be, be divided among my children and Grandchildren in the
following manner to wit
Item I lend to my daughter Elizabeth McDaniel during her natural life a
negro woman named Aggy
and her two Children Obadiah & Sen which I put in her posesion several y
ears ago together with
the future increase of the females of said Slaves also one ninth part o f
the residue of my aforesaid
estate but the aforesaid ninth part thereof is to be subject to a deduc
tion of sixty pounds the amount of
an advancement previously made to her and at her death I give and beque
ath the aforesaid negroes
their increase and the residue of the bequest contained in this clause t
o the Lawful heirs of the body of
the said Elizabeth McDaniel the aforesaid Elizabeth McDaniel [sic redun
dancy] by virtue of the last
will and Testament of her father Stephen Coleman Dced was entitled to o
ne ninth part of his estate
which said Estate I am by the provisions of said will entitled to hold a
nd enjoy for life. On the 27 day
of October 1829 I purchased for a valuable Consideration which has been
fully paid, of the said
Elizabeth McDaniel and her husband Clement McDaniel their entire intere
st in the last mentioned
ninth part of the said Stephen Colemans estate now my will and desire i s
that no part of this interest
purchased as aforesaid shall pass by this will to the said Clement and E
lizabeth McDaniel but to go
and pass as I shall hereafter direct in this will Item I give to my s
on Thompson Coleman one ninth
part of my aforesd. estate to be raised for him in the following manner
my said son is to take no part of
the slaves but his entire interest is to be estimated and Paid by my Ex
ecutors out of the proceeds of
the sale of my perishable property to be sold on a credit of Twelve mon
ths and to compute interest on
the estimated amount aforesaid from the day of sale to the Time of Paym
ent and likewise pay him the
aforesaid interest Item I give to my son Daniel Coleman one ninth part
of my aforesaid estate to him
and his heirs forever Item I give to my son Stephen Coleman one ninth p
art of my estate aforesaid to
him and his heirs forever Item I give to the Lawful heirs of my Daught
er Patsy Turner one ninth
part of my estate aforesaid to be equally divided among them and their h
eirs forever Item I give to my
Grand Children George Townes, Robert Townes, and Stephen Townes, one ni
nth part of my
aforesaid estate to them and their heirs forever Item I lend to my Dau
ghter Lucy Price during her
natural life one ninth part of my estate aforesaid and at her death to b
e equally divided among the
Lawful heirs of her body to them and their heirs forever Item I leand t
o my granddaughter Judith
Coleman Harrison during her natuaral life one ninth part of my aforesai d
estate and at her death to
be equally divided among the Lawful heirs of her Body to them and their
heirs forever, Item I am [?]
in the possession of my Daughters Mary Ward as a loan several years ago
one negro girl named
Hannah the said negro girl together with her increase I give to her and
her heirs forever Item I give to
my Grand Children Sarah Watson Coleman, Stephen Coleman, and Spilsby [? ]
Coleman one
ninth part of my aforesaid Estate subject to a deduction of ten pounds i
t being an advancement
previously made to their Mother to them and their heirs forever Item I
have by a previous clause in
this will excluded my daughter Elizabeth McDaniel from any portion of t
he interest (being one ninth
part) I purchased of her and her husband Clement McDaniel in the estate
of Stephen Coleman
Decd. and that interest being already disposed of by this Will except o
ne ninth part thereof I now give
and bequeath one ninth part of said interest being the residue yet to d
ispose of to my great grand
children Agnes Douglas and Martha [?] Ann Douglas to them and their hei
rs forever. Lastly I
nominate and appoint my two sons Daniel Coleman and Stephen Coleman and
my son in Law
Daniel Price Executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoki
ng all other wills by me
heretofore made In witness whereof I have subscribed my name and affix
ed my seal this 17 day of
June 1831. Sarah Coleman (Seal) Witness Examd. Geo I Glascock ,
Chesley Martin, George
Bruce [?]
At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 15 day of February 1836 Thi s
last will and Testament of
Sarah Coleman Decd. was presented in Court and proven by the oaths of t
wo subscribing witnesses
[tear ?] ordered to be Recorded on motion of Daniel Coleman and Stephen
Coleman two of the
Executors in said will named who made oath according to law and with Ge
orge Townes their security
entered into and acknowledged Bond in the Penalty of fifteen thousand d
ollars condition [?] as the
Law directs certificate was granted them for obtaining a probate of sai d
will in due form and [illeg]
was [illeg] to the other Executor to join in the probate when he shall t
hink fit --- Teste Will Tunstall
CG [/]
Submitted by A. J. Townes
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